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1999 Australian Drivers' Championship
Motor racing competition
Motor racing competition
Simon Wills
The 1999 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to drivers of Formula Holden racing cars. The winner of the championship, which was the 43rd Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1999 CAMS Gold Star. Due to a sponsorship arrangement with Holden, the championship was promoted as the "Holden Australian Drivers' Championship".
The championship was won by Simon Wills driving a Reynard 94D for Birrana Racing Pty Ltd.
Teams and drivers
| Team | Chassis | No | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Keen | Shrike NB89H | 5 | AUS Stan Keen | 2 |
| Badia Court Pty Ltd | Reynard 94D | 7 | AUS Paul Dumbrell | All |
| Birrana Racing | Reynard 94D | 8 | NZL Simon Wills | All |
| Reynard 94D | 9 | AUS Brenton Ramsay | All | |
| Ralt Australia | Reynard 91D | 10 | NZL Kevin Bell | 1–2, 4 |
| Reynard 92D | 11 | AUS Chris Staff | All | |
| Reynard 91D | 12 | NZL Matt Halliday | All | |
| Chas Talbot | March 87B | 14 | AUS Chas Talbot | 4, 6 |
| PIAA Australia Racing Team | Reynard 91D | 15 | AUS Les Crampton | All |
| Astuti Motorsport | Reynard 94D | 16 | AUS Sam Astuti | 1–4 |
| Mantis Racing Cars | Ralt RT23 | 17 | AUS Mark Ellis | All |
| Plumbtec Racing | Reynard 94D | 18 | NZL Steven Kelly | 2, 4, 6 |
| NRC International | Reynard 95D | 19 | AUS Arthur Abrahams | 1 |
| Reynard 95D | 20 | JPN Akihiro Asai | All | |
| Reynard 92D | 25 | AUS Adam Macrow | 1–5 | |
| Reynard 95D | NZL Jason Liefting | 6–7 | ||
| Greg Murphy Racing | Reynard 92D | 22 | AUS Ray Stubber | 1 |
| AUS Todd Kelly | 3 | |||
| Reynard 91D | 66 | AUS Peter Hill | 4–6 | |
| Craig Bastian | Reynard 92D | 23 | AUS Craig Bastian | 3, 7 |
| Ian Peters | Reynard 91D | 24 | AUS Ian Peters | 2–7 |
| Gary Haywood | Reynard 90D | 26 | AUS Garry Haywood | 2, 4, 6 |
| National Capital Motors | Reynard 94D | 27 | AUS Dale Brede | 1–5, 7 |
| Barshott Racing | Lola T93/50 | 28 | AUS Roger Oakeshott | All |
| Lars Johansson | Reynard 94D | 36 | SWE Lars Johansson | 5–7 |
| SH Racing | Reynard 92D | 47 | AUS Tim Leahey | 4–7 |
| TAS Racing | Ralt RT23 | 48 | AUS Robert Power | 6 |
| Digby Motorsport | Reynard 92D | 69 | AUS Damien Digby | All |
| Hocking Motorsport | Reynard 94D | 74 | AUS John de Vries | 1 |
| AUS Chris Hocking | 2–4 | |||
| Digby Motorsport | Reynard 92D | 87 | AUS Chas Jacobsen | 3–4 |
Schedule
The championship was contested over a seven-round series, with two races per round.
| 7 | Oran Park Raceway | New South Wales | 4 & 5 September |
|---|
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race.
Championship results
| Pos. | Driver | No | Car % | Entrant | Eastern Ck | colspan="2" | Adelaide | colspan="2" | Phillip Is | colspan="2" | Sandown | Queenld Rwy | colspan="2" | Winton Rwy | colspan="2" | Oran Pk Rwy | Total | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1+ | R2 | R1 | R2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Wills | 8 | Reynard 94D | Birrana Racing Pty Ltd | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 235 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Staff | 11 | Reynard 92D | Ralt Australia | 15 | 15 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 126 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Halliday | 12 | Reynard 91D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reynard 94D | Ralt Australia | 10 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 15 | DNS | 10 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 107 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Macrow | 25 | Reynard 91D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reynard 95D | Arthur Abrahams | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 6 | DNS | Ret | 0 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akihiro Asai | 20 | Reynard 95D | Arthur Abrahams | 3 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 6 | Ret | 0 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 10 | 10 | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Dumbrell | 7 | Reynard 94D | Badia Court Pty Ltd | 4 | Ret | 8 | 6 | DNS | DNS | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 6 | Ret | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brenton Ramsay | 9 | Reynard 94D | Birrana Racing Pty Ltd | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 0 | 15 | DNS | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Todd Kelly | 22 | Reynard 92D | Greg Murphy | 20 | 20 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Les Crampton | 15 | Reynard 91D | FIAA Australia Racing Team | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tim Leahey | 47 | Reynard 92D | SH Racing | 10 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 8 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dale Brede | 27 | Reynard 94D | National Capital Motors | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 12 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | Ret | DNS | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Damien Digby | 69 | Reynard 92D | Damien Digby | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 3 | Ret | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Astuti | 16 | Reynard 94D | Tony Astuti | 1 | 0 | 10 | Ret | 1 | 15 | Ret | DNS | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Bell | 10 | Reynard 91D | Ralt Australia | 6 | 8 | DNS | DNS | 0 | 6 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Hill | 66 | Reynard 91D | Greg Murphy | Ret | DNS | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Abrahams | 19 | Reynard 95D | Arthur Abrahams | 8 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roger Oakeshott | 28 | Lola T93-50 | Roger Oakeshott | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | DNS | 1 | 0 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Liefting | 25 | Reynard 95D | Arthur Abrahams | Ret | 8 | 6 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chas Jacobsen | 87 | Reynard 92D | Chas Jacobsen | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Bastian | 23 | Reynard 92D | Craig Bastian | 0 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Power | 48 | Ralt RT23 | TAS Racing | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Peters | 24 | Reynard 91D | Ian Peters | 0 | Ret | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stan Keen | 5 | Shrike NB89H | Stan Keen | 6 | Ret | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garry Haywood | 26 | Reynard 90D | Garry Haywood | Ret | 2 | 4 | DNS | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lars Johansson | 36 | Reynard 94D | Lars Johansson | 0 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Ellis | 17 | Reynard 94D | Mark Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNS | DNS | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Stubber | 22 | Reynard 92D | Greg Murphy | Ret | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martyn Porter | 74 | Reynard 94D | Chris Hocking | 1 | Ret | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John de Vries | 74 | Reynard 94D | Chris Hocking | Ret | DNS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Kelly | 18 | Reynard 94D | NPS / Plumbtec Racing | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Hocking | 74 | Reynard 94D | Chris Hocking | 0 | Ret | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chas Talbot | 14 | March 87B | Chas Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|}
Note:
% Contemporary Formula Holden regulations mandated the use of a 3.8 litre Holden V6 engine.
- No points were awarded for the first race of Round 6 as the race was cancelled due to a series of accidents.
References
References
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1999, page 7-11
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160404083424/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC05-Titles-Gold-Star-2016-1.pdf CAMS Australian Drivers’ Championship – CAMS Gold Star, www.cams.com.au via web.archive.com] Retrieved 17 November 2016
- Aaron Noonan, Where there's a Wills..., V8 Supercars 1999 Review Magazine, pages 106-107
- "Natsoft Race Results - 1999".
- [http://www.racetime.com.au www.racetime.com.au] Retrieved in 2000 - link no longer live
- [http://www.teamdan.com/archive/1999/xchamps.html#aus Motorsport Almanac] Retrieved from www.teamdan.com on 10 October 2009
- [http://www.fholden.asn.au 1999 Holden Australian Drivers' Championship Pointscore] {{Webarchive. link. (28 November 2001 Retrieved from www.fholden.asn.au on 31 December 1999 - Link no longer valid)
- The Lion Kings, Official Program, Sensational Adelaide 500, 9,10,11 April 1999
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